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Recent Events on Ilkley Moor
On Tuesday 19th and 26th May two footpath conservation events took place. Working in partnership with Bradford Council, volunteers from the FoIM spent two days resurfacing a section of the footpath opposite the Cow and Calf Inn. Volunteers made a real difference in...
The Friends of Ilkley Moor Bluebell Walk
The first of 30 of events from the Friends of Ilkley Moor 2015 programme took place on Sunday, May 10th. It was a guided walk through Middleton Woods to see the full glory of the early summer Bluebells - led by Tracy Gray and Barry Wilkinson from the FoIM. Walking...
AGM 24 April 2105
Over seventy people attended the 7th Annual Meeting of The Friends of Ilkley Moor held in the Clark Foley on Friday 24 April. The meeting commenced with a talk by Professor John Altringham about the management of moorland for the benefit of people and biodiversity....
Professor of Animal Ecology & Conservation to give a talk at FoIM AGM
The Friends of Ilkley Moor are delighted to announce that John Altringham, Professor of Animal Ecology & Conservation at the University of Leeds, will give a talk at the Friends' Annual General Meeting to be held at the Clarke Foley Centre, Ilkley on the 24th of...
Newsletter No 39
Shooting on the Moor - the final poll result You will all know that we have tried to be as democratic as possible, in giving all our members the chance to vote on our policy about the lease to allow grouse shooting on the Moor. In the end, 174 members recorded their...
Path Restoration Work on Ilkley Moor
Major path restoration work has been completed on Ilkley Moor. Starting from the Wooden Bridge at Backstone Beck, new steps have been made on the first steep part of the path, the sandstone path continues for 350 metres to the lower Tarn. The work, carried out by...
Heritage Walk Event Across Crawshaw Moss and Neolithic Sites
The sun and a breeze made for perfect walking weather on Sunday when the FoIM led one of their heritage walks: 'Across Crawshaw Moss and Neolithic Sites'. A large group of people walked through swathes of flowering heather, taking in the wide views of the surrounding...
Explorers Event
Seven people had an informative and fun filled afternoon as part of FoIM's Ilkley Explorers event - the thirteenth of twenty seven events to be held on Ilkley moor during the summer months. The group were shown how to make a traditional shelter using materials from...
The Friends of Ilkley Moor Archaeology Trail
Despite high winds and intermittent rain squalls, it did not prevent 12 members of the Friends of Ilkley Moor and Ilkley U3A joining the Archaeology Trail on Rombalds Moor - the fourteenth event in this year’s Friends Events & Learning Programme. The Trail, led by...
Chairman of Friends of Ilkley moor
After approximately 18 months as Chair of Ilkley Moor, John Stidworthy has decided to step down for personal reasons. At the committee meeting of FoIM on 10 July 2014, the committee unanimously expressed their thanks to John for the work he has done whilst in the...
Improvements to Footpath by Volunteers
Volunteers continued work on the Footpath Ilkley 42 which runs from Ben Rhydding Road to the Cow& Calf, part of a three working days spread over Tuesday 6th , Tuesday 13th and Tuesday 20th of May. One of twenty events of Friends of Ilkley Moor Events &...
FoIM Annual General Meeting – April 2014
Over fifty people attended the 6th Annual General Meeting of The Friends of Ilkley Moor held in the Clarke Foley Centre. The meeting commenced with John Stidworthy (Chair) interviewing Simon Nelson, head keeper for Ilkley Moor, about his daily and seasonal work on the...